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This volume by Bolton (Wendy Yu Curator in Charge of the Costume Institute, the Metropolitan Museum of Art) accompanies an exhibition at the Met. Its title and theoretical framework borrow from painter William Hogarth's 1753 book The Analysis of Beauty and the concept of the "line of beauty," or an S-shaped curved line appearing within an object. Lagerfeld's clothes are divided into different categories that reflect the concept of aesthetic dualities (feminine line/masculine line, romantic li...Log In or Sign Up to Read More